It was folded to Carter Kessler in the small blind who moved all in for 1.2 million. Stephen Graner, the big stack, was in the big blind. He looked at his cards and leaned back.
"Did you really just do that?" he asked. "Ripped 1.2 million when I have this hand?"
"Gotta," replied Kessler.
Graner casually tossed a stack of T25,000 chips into the middle as if he wasn't expecting to see them come back to his stack. He was ahead, however, with his as Kessler only held . "That's a buzz saw," said Kessler, adding "you're supposed to have junk."
The board would run out to give Graner the pot and send Kessler off to collect is six figure payday.
A short stacked Jason Johnson moved all in first to act and was called by Andrew Teng who was in the big blind. Teng had and Johnson . A jack would flop and that would be more than enough to give Johnson a much needed double up.
Patrick Chan pushed all in for roughly 700,000 and was called by Bradley Anderson.
Anderson:
Chan:
Chan was dominated, but he found help in the form of a gutshot on the flop. The turn made his straight draw open-ended, but the painted the end for Chan, who will have to console himself with the first six-figure payout of the tournament.
John Moore raised from under the gun and action folded around to Bradley Anderson in the big blind. Anderson pushed all in with his huge stack and Moore spent a minute before he called with , a dog to Anderson's . The board was an uneventful and Moore was sent to the cashier in 13th place to pick up $79,582.
Andrew Teng opened to 100,000 and Matthew Livingston made it 250,000 to go. Teng three-bet to 510,000 and Livingston did not wait long to announce that he was all in. Teng was even faster to call as he had . Livingston shook his head, knowing he was in bad shape, as he had been coolered with . An ace on the flop would add insult to injury and just to rub it in a little more a queen would come on the river. Livingston finished in 14th place while Teng creeps closer to the chip lead.
Here are updated chip counts from the rest of the table:
James Duke pushed all in after a flop of , and Andrew Oh called off his last 400,000 or so.
Duke:
Oh:
"Deuce of spades," Oh said. "I'll take that..."
The dealer peeled off a spade from the deck, but it was the , and Oh needed a straight flush on the river. The hit on fifth street, and a disappointed Oh was sent packing.
Stephen Graner raised to 100,000 preflop under the gun and Stewart Newman three-bet all in from the small blind with his remaining 550,000 chips. Graner spent some time deciding if he wanted to risk doubling up the short stack, but eventually called with the inferior to Newman's . The board ran out , giving Graner the pair on the turn, and Newman exited the tournament in 16th place for $63,321. The remaining players have all jumped a pay level now; they're guaranteed $79,582.
as Kessler only held 
. "That's a buzz saw," said Kessler, adding "you're supposed to have junk."
to give Graner the pot and send Kessler off to collect is six figure payday.
and Coburn's aces held, giving him a healthy double up late in this tournament.
and Johnson 
. A jack would flop and that would be more than enough to give Johnson a much needed double up.
, a dog to Anderson's 
and Moore was sent to the cashier in 13th place to pick up $79,582.
. An ace on the flop would add insult to injury and just to rub it in a little more a queen would come on the river. Livingston finished in 14th place while Teng creeps closer to the chip lead.
, and Andrew Oh called off his last 400,000 or so.
